Recorded 1993–2003 Girls' name Peak 1996 214 births

Hydeia — girls' name

214 babies named Hydeia in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1842000s30
1990s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Hydeia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

72 babies were named Hydeia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hydeia

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Hydeia between 1993 and 2003, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hydeia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hydeia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hydeia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Hydeia in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hydeia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 214 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hydeia at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

214

Since 1993

11 years of records

Peak year

1996

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1993

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2003

Hydeia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1993

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1996)
72
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Hydeia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
184 births that decade — 86% of Hydeia's all-time total
1990s1842000s30

Hydeia by state

Where Hydeia concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Hydeia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
13 6.1%
#2 California
7 3.3%
#3 South Carolina
7 3.3%
#4 Georgia
6 2.8%
#5 Florida
5 2.3%
#6 New Jersey
5 2.3%
#7 New York
5 2.3%
North Carolina share of Hydeia's total US births 6.1%
Even split

13 of 214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hydeia?
214 babies have been named Hydeia since 1993. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1996 with 72 births.
When was Hydeia most popular?
Hydeia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Hydeia most popular?
The top states for the name Hydeia are North Carolina (13 births), California (7 births), South Carolina (7 births).
How long has the name Hydeia been used?
Hydeia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 11 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Hydeia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hydia, Hydee, Hydie, Hydi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.